Clade Ursida Tedford 1976 (carnivoran)
Full reference: R. H. Tedford. 1976. Relationship of pinnipeds to other carnivores (Mammalia). Systematic Zoology 25(4):363-374
Parent taxon: Arctoidea according to J. Abella et al. 2012
See also Barnes 1987, Barnes 1988, Barnes 1989, Barnes 1992, Bonis et al. 2019, de Bonis et al. 2019, Rice 1998, Tedford 1976, Tedford et al. 1994, Wang et al. 2009 and Wang et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Allocyon, Amphicticeps, Arctomorpha, Mustelida, Musteloidea, Nothocyon, Panpinnipedia, Semantor
Subtaxa: Ursoidea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore